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Table of Contents

  1. Intro
  2. Access Information
  3. PG YouTube - NZBGET
  4. Configuration
  5. Default Paths
  6. Summary

1. Intro

A newsgroup / torrent managing program that downloads NZBGET files and works normally in conjunction with programs such as Sonarr, Radarr, and Lidarr to track, download, extract, and complete the assembly of a requested file. NZBGET is known for it's stability and is a top recommended for use of PlexGuide over SABNZBD.

2. Access Information

Protocol Address Notes
traefik** nzbget:6789 Only for Internal App-to-App Communication
https nzbget.domain.com Traefik must be Deployed; Remote Servers
http domain.com:6789 Poor Security Practice - Stop with PG Port Guard
http ipv4:6789 Ideal Only for Local Servers

** Ideal for Apps to communicate between with one another. Click Here for more info!

*** note when connecting to NZBHydra2 use http://nzbget:6789 the http is required.

3. PG YouTube

4. Configuration

Goto Settings in the upper right corner and then select the following News-Server from the left.

A. News-Servers

(1). Recommended News Servers

Here are top 5 tier news-server recommended by PlexGuide! Very well known for completion and speeds:

  1. NewsHosting
  2. UseNetServer
  3. EasyNews
  4. Pure USENet
  5. XLNED

(2). NewsGroup Configuration

NOTE: Starting with v8.1, plexguide will autoconfigure the paths, categories, and some essential settings by default.

  • News Server: Type the Name of Your News Server (i.e news.newshosting.com)
  • Port: 563 or 443 for security
  • Encryption: Turn to [ ON ]
  • Enter all your other basic info, server link, username and password
  • When finished, click test server
  • Save all changes when finished

B. Security

  • Security > User
  • Change Username & Password
  • Save all changes when finished

5. Default Paths(configured automatically)

NOTE: Starting with v8.1, plexguide will autoconfigure the paths, categories, and some essential settings by default. Incase you are upgrading or change the paths and it's causing problems, here are the default paths to assist you!

Categories do not need to specify a path, by default it uses downloadPath/categoryName when not set!

Path Info
MainDir /config
DestDir /mnt/downloads/nzbget
InterDir /mnt/incomplete/nzbget
NzbDir /mnt/nzb
QueueDir ${MainDir}/queue
TempDir /tmp
WebDir ${AppDir}/webui
ScriptDir ${MainDir}/scripts
LockFile ${MainDir}/nzbget.lock
LogFile ${MainDir}/nzbget.log
ConfigTemplate ${AppDir}/webui/nzbget.conf.template
RequiredDir
CertStore ${AppDir}/cacert.pem

6. Summary

That's it; PlexGuide takes care of the rest for you! View the video attached above for more detailed information!

Installing PlexGuide

  1. PlexGuide Install Information

Preplanning & Information

  1. PG Folder Structure

Domain and Port Control

  1. CloudFlare Tunnel

Primary Applications

  1. Plex

Useful Links

  1. PG YouTube Channel
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